Assistant professor in Leadership, Management or Organizational Behavior
The Amsterdam Business School (ABS) is one of the two schools of the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Economics and Business. ABS has almost 3,000 students and the equivalent of 120 full-time academic staff. Six sections (Accounting, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Finance, Leadership & Management, International Strategy & Marketing, and Operations Management) conduct research that is published in prestigious international journals. They also provide various degree programs including a BSc program and six MSc programs, a wide range of postdoctoral programs featuring several MBAs and an extensive portfolio of open courses and in-company projects. ABS has excellent corporate contacts within and outside of Amsterdam and utilizes these contacts in research and curricular activities. In addition, ABS opened its brand-new behavioral research laboratory in 2016.
The offered positions are within the section Leadership & Management (L&M), which is currently home to around 15 faculty members, in addition to a number of PhD candidates and affiliated faculty. The L&M section focuses on teaching and research in Leadership and Management in a broad sense and specifically including the areas of HRM and Organizational Behavior.
Job description
The Amsterdam Business School seeks to fill one or two positions as Assistant professor in Leadership & Management. The new tenure-track Assistant professor(s) is/are expected to strengthen the position of the Leadership & Management group by contributing to its further development. We are looking for ambitious high-potential candidates who take both research and teaching seriously and have published, or are about to publish, in top-tier international journals. Candidates with a quantitative OB focus are preferred, but candidates from other relevant subfields are also encouraged to apply. The position involves teaching in English at the undergraduate, M.Sc. or MBA levels, and potentially in the executive education programs. The Section Leadership & Management group is currently responsible for teaching in the BSc. and MSc. of Business Administration and in several MBA programs. Further tracks and executive education may be developed in the future. We expect an excellent teacher with passion for teaching as well as research, an active research portfolio, willingness to actively participate in our research seminar series, visibility at major conferences, and strong ties to the international research community, willingness to perform service within the ABS and the field. Research time is 50% and allocated according to standardized faculty procedures. We will also consider candidates with a preference for a teaching focused position (full-time lecturers).
Requirements
To qualify for the position, a candidate should:
- hold a PhD in Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Management or a related discipline (candidates at the final stage of their PhD program may be considered for the Assistant Professor position);
- be well trained in research methodology;
- have authored publications that appeared in international top-tier journals, or are about to;
- have excellent teaching skills;
- possess a relevant international academic network;
- be enthusiastic about participation in teaching as well as research activities (e.g. seminar series);
- be willing to contribute to the success of ABS as well as the active teaching and research culture of the section in service or coordination roles.
Further information
Applicants who require further information about these positions may contact the chair of the search committee:
- prof. dr. D.N. den Hartog: D.N.denHartog@uva.nl
Appointment
We offer a challenging job with ample opportunity for personal development in an attractive international work environment. ABS is a growing, research driven business school at an internationally recognized university that has the ambition to become a leading international player in the field of management research and education. ABS is located in the heart of Amsterdam, the cultural and financial capital of the Netherlands. Amsterdam offers a cosmopolitan living environment with excellent connections to the rest of the world.
The appointee(s) at the assistant professor level will be offered a tenure track position for six years. Upon meeting the tenure track criteria, a permanent contract as Associate Professor will be offered. Salary will be in accordance with Dutch academic salary scales and include a pension scheme, and range between €3,427 to €5,330 gross per month based on a full-time appointment (38 hours per week), dependent on experience and track record of the candidate. A substantial reduction in income tax (equal to 30% of taxable salary) may apply to non-Dutch candidates. The Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities is applicable.
Job application
Applicants should send a complete curriculum vitae, cover letter, two research papers (published or unpublished) and the names and contact information of three references to: Universiteit van Amsterdam, Personnel Department, email address: applications-feb@uva.nl. Please include the job reference number 17-062.
Please send your application before 15 March 2017.
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